Another poem- a political one... (I know...forgive me)...& not very well written I'm afraid. I've been seeing far too many people sporting T-Shirts with Che Guevara's face splashed across.. & I've been wondering whether most of them realize the supreme irony underlying their garb
The Symbol
He waved
They cried Che!
Fight the capitalists
Change the power structures
Today
Workers unite
The owners shall die
Profiteering stopped
The poor shall thrive
We feign
The United States
Huffed and puffed
Blew him away
The people remembered...
His face
His face, his name
Anti-capitalist
The poor will fight
His face remembered again
And again
From flags to Tees
Badges, head-bands?
50 Rupees, 100 Rupees
500 dollars
A bale
We remember him on T-shirts
500 bucks if new
100 bucks old
The poor can wear it
He waved
They cried Che!
Fight the capitalists
Change the power structures
Today
Workers unite
The owners shall die
Profiteering stopped
The poor shall thrive
We feign
The United States
Huffed and puffed
Blew him away
The people remembered...
His face
His face, his name
Anti-capitalist
The poor will fight
His face remembered again
And again
From flags to Tees
Badges, head-bands?
50 Rupees, 100 Rupees
500 dollars
A bale
We remember him on T-shirts
500 bucks if new
100 bucks old
The poor can wear it
Too
Looks like we’ve got him
Like we got the rest
His face for 20 dollars...
Capitalists rejoice
Again...
Looks like we’ve got him
Like we got the rest
His face for 20 dollars...
Capitalists rejoice
Again...
10 comments:
Omg. I will never get sick of saying it. You rule!
And you are absolutely right. This is so bloody ironic. The iconic figure of Che Guevara is just a face on a t-shirt now. People don't even know who he was and buy his t-shirt because it looks cool!
Consumerism does rule. Coz profit seekers know how to not let golden opportunities such as this slip them by.
R.I.P Che. We know who you are. xD
I have the badges too! =P
dude... che was a romantic hero who motorcycled his way through south america... a doctor.. an incredibly charismatic guy... that's what he's portrayed as being now.
who gives about Cuba and Castro and all that?
i hate word verification =/
must you do this to us?
ha ha ....nice use of words... n well put! i cud learn a thing or two from u in terms of making a point without being morbid
consumerism reigns. very ironic indeed.
oh, and, very very apprehensively i ask, who is this RJ teacher?
hey hey!!..
tough sentiments out here!!!
just a scribbled poem!!
no reflection on Che!!..he was cool!! may he rest in peace..bet he doesn't give a damn now neways...
"This world is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel."
I'll stick with being a thinker... XD
And RJ!!..u don't want 2 know!!...think JRC+IRC+sullen silent Kar & u get d picture...
:X
This is why Abbie Hoffman wrote, "Steal This Book."
~~We don't need tee-shirts. We need
voices louder than bombs.
cheers,
William H. Balzac.
I hand made my Che shirt, dyed with the blood of migrant workers. Open range migrant workers. Robot Nine
hah Wow! O__o kudos to you!
i love this one!
and now that i know your URL,i'll keep visiting :)
lovely blog
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